tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post1810075645010801168..comments2024-03-28T00:01:34.598-07:00Comments on The Galloping Beaver: Why is Harper afraid of a parliamentary debate on Afghanistan?Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03203592149876300192noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-66262719726142804932010-11-18T06:22:23.068-08:002010-11-18T06:22:23.068-08:00MoS - "Training replacements for deserters is...MoS - "Training replacements for deserters is a futile mug's game." A total CON. Grifters. But that's where the money's at so there they all are...LKLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042340044944563568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-9786913114152448672010-11-17T18:15:19.287-08:002010-11-17T18:15:19.287-08:00Two simple questions would put an end to this deba...Two simple questions would put an end to this debate. 1. How many soldiers have Western Forces trained to date for the Afghan National Army? 2. Of those, how many remain in the Afghan National Army?<br /><br />The top commanding U.S. general in A'stan recently put the desertion rate at 23%. Others contend that figure is low. A decade worth of 23% annual desertion comes out to almost twoThe Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-41210708651358311252010-11-17T00:16:16.884-08:002010-11-17T00:16:16.884-08:00Afghan fighters are being trained in Australia wit...<a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/10/2010102971549960199.html" rel="nofollow">Afghan fighters are being trained in Australia with the Oz special forces</a>.<br /><br />Ditto what IDE said.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-21988517675605263802010-11-16T15:59:12.441-08:002010-11-16T15:59:12.441-08:00He's not afraid. He's a an Oligarch who do...He's not afraid. He's a an Oligarch who doesn't give a damn. Look - there's a shiny thing the media loves. Royalty. And what Informed Despite Education said.LKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042340044944563568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-26752503203604947422010-11-16T12:44:43.377-08:002010-11-16T12:44:43.377-08:00Amir Attaran: http://drdawgsblawg.blogspot.com/201...Amir Attaran: http://drdawgsblawg.blogspot.com/2010/11/afghanisnamtory-rationale-debunked.html<br /><br />Backed up by Deputy to the Commander, NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan,<br />http://usacac.army.mil/blog/blogs/reflectionsfromfront/archive/2010/07/20/the-afghan-national-army-meeting-the-134k-goal.aspxBorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971936879817909917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-73537762527029388442010-11-16T11:28:38.966-08:002010-11-16T11:28:38.966-08:00What I would like to know is why anyone bothers to...What I would like to know is why anyone bothers to tell us we live in a democracy? It is becoming more and more apparent as the years go by that we live in an oligarchy, but still our leaders hide behind this democratic mask. Ok maybe I am going a bit overboard, but I am getting tired of the blatant dictatorial remarks comming out of the PMO and PM's mouth. I am not even sure he is scared Informed Despite Educationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15095236661864961918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-56967569631364663712010-11-15T23:38:16.682-08:002010-11-15T23:38:16.682-08:00Another question I would like to see asked and ans...Another question I would like to see asked and answered, is how many of the 1,000 "trainers" will include newly recruited enlisted and enlisted who have only served in the last five years. The CF members who actually train our troops are usually officers with long track records. I don't see them being the "trainers" the CF sends to Afghanistan.Beijing Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579118045254845839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-22405938041430853542010-11-15T23:15:55.113-08:002010-11-15T23:15:55.113-08:00You are right, Dave, there's something wrong w...You are right, Dave, there's something wrong with this whole thing -- the "announcement" when Harper was out of the country, having Bob Rae setting Liberal policy on this, no apparent Defense Minister or armed forces involvement, its all weird.Cathie from Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418899090537597360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-53123438476399297452010-11-15T22:31:41.058-08:002010-11-15T22:31:41.058-08:00What a brilliant suggestion re bringing the Afghan...What a brilliant suggestion re bringing the Afghans here. Michael are you listening?Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15641749905366773044noreply@blogger.com